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administrator password

I run Win 7. Ive recently stopped winPcap from running at boot so I had to start it myself. when trying to run it from the command line it then asks me for administrator password. I am the sole user for this computer, my account is set up as administrator so i typed the password I use to log onto OS with.
It doesn't work.
I tried disabling my account password and it still asks for one. Is there a different default one Im not aware of?
Im not getting it.

"In most gardens they make the beds too soft - so that the flowers are always asleep" - Tiger Lily

which version of W7 you running
and as per normal MS traits, there is an admin account set up as you build the PC
hopefully you wont have a blank password set up
OR failing that, try adding the full name to your account
is it on a domain

mydomain\myaccount

or even

thisPC\myaccount

but there are lots of things that can trip you up
and in about two more OS's MS should have 'em all set in place

55 - I'm fiftyfeckinfive and STILL no wiser,
OLDER yes
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come and waste the day :P at The Taz Zone

or place a shortcut to the cmd prompt onto the Desktop, then all you need to do is right click and choose the Run as Administrator.

This can be done by clicking the start button, then in that little search box type cmd . Then simply right click on the little icon that appears, then select send to Desktop. It will make a shortcut icon onto your desktop.

Only other idea i can think of at the moment is just to turn of UAC completly.

I had tried all the above suggestions and none of them worked.
this is the cmd command I was using:

runas /u:administrator "net start npf"

and of course it was asking me for the password. I figured since I had the admin account set up for myself that it would be the same password as to access my account (the sole one on my computer). I was wrong.

I changed the command to this:

runas /u:[my account name] "net start npf"

And of course I was then able to use my password.I also took ownershipof the cmd program first but that still didn't work using the original command syntax.

Though I finally figured it out I still don't understand why the /u:administrator switch didn't work since I am the administrator.

If anyone who can explain this and who doesn't mind keeping this thread open long enough to do so would, I would be really appreciative.

Thanks

"In most gardens they make the beds too soft - so that the flowers are always asleep" - Tiger Lily

Exactly what service is npf? Is it present in the listed services display from services.msc?

NPF is Net Packet Filter for capturing live network packets through WireShark (WinPCap)
I could not find it anywhere in services.msc. there is no search function but I spend quite a while scrolling through it looking.

"In most gardens they make the beds too soft - so that the flowers are always asleep" - Tiger Lily